Program: Birding for Beginners! Beginning Bird Watching and Native Landscaping

Thursday, May 12th at 5:30 p.m.

     

 

BIRDING FOR BEGINNERS!

Beginning Bird Watching and Native Landscaping

Thursday, May 12th

5:30 p.m.

In the library's Activities Room

 

Learn the basics of birding and how to make your backyard a haven for wildlife In collaboration with the Mt. Grace Land Conservation Trust, the Athol Public Library will present a Beginning Bird Watching and Native Landscaping Workshop In this interactive workshop, Mount Grace AmeriCorps volunteers Gwen Kozlowski and Jason Rhoades will explain the basics of bird watching.  

This will be followed in the second half of the workshop by an exploration of the importance of native landscaping and specific ways to attract wildlife to your backyard and promote the health of our local environment.

During this program, we will learn about:

• How to read a field guide
  
• What birds are likely to be seen in our area
  
• Where to see birds
  
• What to plant to attract birds to your yard
  

This program is appropriate for families.

Call the library at 978-249-9515 to sign up!

Posted: to Athol Library News on Tue, May 3, 2011
Updated: Tue, May 3, 2011